Pass masters – the cars most likely to make it through the MOT first time

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Richard Osman has had a hand in some of teatime telly’s most addictive shows, from Deal or No Deal to Pointless, which he co-hosts. He’s also the man behind Twitter-based competitions the World Cup of Crisps and the World Cup of Biscuits, which have become every bit as heated and, actually, far more entertaining than the actual World Cup.

He clearly loves TV formats, and intimately understands what will get people at home playing along. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that his new programme, Richard Osman’s House of Games, is terrific.

Each week, four celebrity contestants compete each day in “some silly games, some over-complicated” – it’s comments such as this which give the warming impression that Osman is on the viewers’ side.

The games include Rhyme Time – infinitely more appealing than Len Goodman’s execrable new vehicle Partners in Rhyme; Distinctly Average, in which contestants had to guesstimate how many eggs were consumed in the UK each day in 2016 (see – you instantly want to know*); and Is It Me? – in which we discovered there are more chickens in the world than humans.

It’s all very gentle, and Osman, as quizmaster, is genial and charismatic. The victor gets to choose between a dartboard, pasta maker, cushion and dressing gown, but really, we’re all winners here.

Pass masters – the cars most likely to make it through the MOT first time

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